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Rice University News & MediaTue, 18 Dec 2018 20:07:49 +0000en-UShourly1http://news-network.rice.edu/?v=4.8.8Rice’s graduate entrepreneurship program ranked No. 3 in UShttp://news.rice.edu/2018/11/16/rices-graduate-entrepreneurship-program-ranked-no-3-in-us-2/
Fri, 16 Nov 2018 17:09:13 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=117310Rice and its Jones Graduate School of Business have the No. 3 graduate entrepreneurship program in the U.S. and No. 1 in Texas, according to the 2019 rankings announced Nov. 13 by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine. This marks Rice's third year in a row in a top 3 position nationally and the 10th year in a row the school has been ranked in the top 10.

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Thu, 15 Nov 2018 20:36:37 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=117290HOUSTON – (Nov. 16, 2018) – Rice University and its Jones Graduate School of Business have the No. 3 graduate entrepreneurship program in the U.S. and No. 1 in Texas, according to the 2019 rankings announced this week by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine. This marks Rice's third year in a row in a top 3 position nationally and the 10th year in a row the school has been ranked in the top 10.

]]>The 2018 Seed Accelerator Rankingshttp://news.rice.edu/2018/10/26/the-2018-seed-accelerator-rankings-2/
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:45:53 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=116671Seed accelerators AngelPad, StartX and Y Combinator have landed the coveted Platinum Plus spots in the 2018 rankings from the Seed Accelerator Rankings Project, a benchmarking program run by entrepreneurship and management experts from Rice, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia. Amplify.LA, Chicago New Venture Challenge, MuckerLab and Techstars make up the Platinum tier.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2018/10/1029_SEED-b-254ffgl.jpgThe 2018 Seed Accelerator Rankingshttp://news.rice.edu/2018/10/26/the-2018-seed-accelerator-rankings/
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:57:03 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=116639HOUSTON – (Oct. 26, 2018) – Seed accelerators AngelPad, StartX and Y Combinator have landed the coveted Platinum Plus spots in the 2018 rankings from the Seed Accelerator Rankings Project, a benchmarking program run by entrepreneurship and management experts from Rice University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia. Amplify.LA, Chicago New Venture Challenge, MuckerLab and Techstars make up the Platinum tier.

]]>Rice students help Texas’ first organic hydroponic farm with market research, label designhttp://news.rice.edu/2018/05/11/rice-students-help-texas-first-organic-hydroponic-farm-with-market-research-label-design/
Fri, 11 May 2018 19:45:09 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=111580A group of Rice undergraduates had a firsthand view of how soilless farming is revolutionizing the way produce is grown. As part of a spring course through Rice’s Liu Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie), the students -- Amelia Calautti, Jacob Magdy Attia and Carl Thompson -- acted as market research and label design consultants to Houston-based Dream Harvest Farming Co., which is Texas’ first organic hydroponic farm.

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Thu, 03 May 2018 12:00:02 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=111209New software designed by Rice University students working in the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen and Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) can provide automated sports analytics in an hour.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2018/05/cherrypick-b-1x85vhf.jpgTeam Cherrypick (Photo by Jeff Fitlow)Noleus Technologies wins grand prize at Rice Launch Challengehttp://news.rice.edu/2018/04/09/noleus-technologies-wins-grand-prize-at-rice-launch-challenge/
Mon, 09 Apr 2018 15:20:34 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=109924]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2018/04/0409_LAUNCH-b-10dza16.jpgRice’s Entrepreneurship Initiative receives $1M gift from Napier family for startup competitionhttp://news.rice.edu/2018/02/19/rice-u-s-entrepreneurship-initiative-receives-1m-gift-from-napier-family-for-new-startup-competition-2/
Mon, 19 Feb 2018 15:57:29 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=108050Dacia and Lanham Napier have donated $1 million in honor of Lanham’s father, Al Napier, to fund a new startup competition at Rice. Al Napier is one of the founders of the globally recognized entrepreneurship program at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2018/02/0219_NAPIER-b-205k1en.jpgRice’s graduate entrepreneurship program ranked No. 2 in UShttp://news.rice.edu/2017/11/15/rices-graduate-entrepreneurship-program-ranked-no-2-in-us/
Wed, 15 Nov 2017 17:23:40 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=105553Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business has the No. 2 graduate entrepreneurship program in the U.S. (up from No. 3 last year), according to the 2018 rankings announced Nov. 14 by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine. This marks the Jones School’s highest ranking and the ninth year in a row the school has been ranked as a top 10 graduate program in entrepreneurship, one of only three schools to be consistently among the top 10 for that period.

]]>New resource for entrepreneurial students at Rice opens: Liliehttp://news.rice.edu/2017/10/27/new-resource-for-entrepreneurial-students-at-rice-opens-lilie/
Fri, 27 Oct 2017 15:14:14 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=104982More than 200 members of the Rice community and Houston’s startup network gathered at the university Oct. 22 to celebrate a new chapter in the city’s entrepreneurship history with the opening of the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, or Lilie. The lab occupies a bright, 4,000-square-foot state-of-the-art space on the first floor of the new Cambridge Office Building.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2017/10/1030_LILIE-b-2gweimz.jpgRice Entrepreneurship Initiative highlighted nationallyhttp://news.rice.edu/2017/10/20/rice-entrepreneurship-initiative-highlighted-nationally/
Fri, 20 Oct 2017 20:34:03 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=104778ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering and engineering technology, highlighted the Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative in a new issue brief it released Oct. 17.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2017/10/1023_ENTREPRENEURSHIP-b-2m0g00u.jpgRice’s new Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to celebrate opening Oct. 22http://news.rice.edu/2017/10/17/rices-new-liu-idea-lab-for-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-to-celebrate-opening-oct-22/
Tue, 17 Oct 2017 13:08:56 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=104542HOUSTON – (Oct. 17, 2017) – A new chapter in Houston’s entrepreneurship history begins Oct. 22 at Rice University with the opening celebration of the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie).

]]>2017 Seed Accelerator Rankings releasedhttp://news.rice.edu/2017/06/05/2017-seed-accelerator-rankings-released-2/
Mon, 05 Jun 2017 18:56:03 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=101111Seed accelerators AngelPad and Y Combinator have landed the coveted top spots in the inaugural 2017 rankings from the Seed Accelerator Rankings Project, a benchmarking program run by entrepreneurship and management experts from Rice University, MIT and the University of Richmond.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2017/06/0605_SEEB-b-2n4flcp.jpgRice’s Hochberg talks entrepreneurship and universities at SXSWhttp://news.rice.edu/2017/03/14/rices-hochberg-talks-entrepreneurship-and-universities-at-sxsw/
Tue, 14 Mar 2017 20:40:04 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=98107Yael Hochberg, head of the Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative, took part in a panel discussion on “Universities and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems” at the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin March 13.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2017/03/0320_SXSW-b-1bsue6j.jpgRice U. lecture series to explore creativityhttp://news.rice.edu/2017/01/10/rice-u-lecture-series-to-explore-creativity/
Tue, 10 Jan 2017 15:00:37 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=96017HOUSTON – (Jan. 10, 2017) – Three national experts on creativity, innovation and psychology will discuss “Creativity Up Close” as part of a new free public lecture series at Rice University Jan. 24, Feb. 28 and March 21.

]]>Liu Family Foundation donates $16.5 million to prepare Rice students to be successful entrepreneurshttp://news.rice.edu/2016/03/17/frank-and-cindy-liu-family-foundation-donates-16-5-million-to-prepare-rice-students-to-be-successful-entrepreneurs-2/
http://news.rice.edu/2016/03/17/frank-and-cindy-liu-family-foundation-donates-16-5-million-to-prepare-rice-students-to-be-successful-entrepreneurs-2/#respondThu, 17 Mar 2016 20:11:13 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=87597Houston entrepreneur and Rice alumnus Frank Liu and his family, through their philanthropic foundation, have made a $16.5 million gift to launch the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) at Rice.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2016/03/17/frank-and-cindy-liu-family-foundation-donates-16-5-million-to-prepare-rice-students-to-be-successful-entrepreneurs-2/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/03/0321_LILIE-b-vbvl7y.jpgFrank and Cindy Liu Family Foundation donates $16.5 million to prepare Rice students to be successful entrepreneurshttp://news.rice.edu/2016/03/17/frank-and-cindy-liu-family-foundation-donates-16-5-million-to-prepare-rice-students-to-be-successful-entrepreneurs/
http://news.rice.edu/2016/03/17/frank-and-cindy-liu-family-foundation-donates-16-5-million-to-prepare-rice-students-to-be-successful-entrepreneurs/#respondThu, 17 Mar 2016 19:39:06 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=87591HOUSTON – (March 17, 2016) – Houston entrepreneur and Rice University alumnus Frank Liu and his family, through their philanthropic foundation, have made a $16.5 million gift to launch the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) at Rice. Lilie will feature new and expanded entrepreneurship courses as well as project funds with the goal of encouraging Rice students to pursue and achieve success in entrepreneurial endeavors.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2016/03/17/frank-and-cindy-liu-family-foundation-donates-16-5-million-to-prepare-rice-students-to-be-successful-entrepreneurs/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/03/0321_LILIE-b-vbvl7y.jpgRice presenters to take center stage at SXSWhttp://news.rice.edu/2016/03/03/rice-presenters-to-take-center-stage-at-sxsw/
http://news.rice.edu/2016/03/03/rice-presenters-to-take-center-stage-at-sxsw/#respondThu, 03 Mar 2016 20:45:20 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=87116Rice University will have a notable presence at this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin. Rice’s Kim McGaw, Norie Guthrie, Scott Carlson and Yael Hochberg will be presenters at the annual music, film and interactive-media gathering that attracts tens of thousands of people from around the world to Texas’ capital city March 7-20.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2016/03/03/rice-presenters-to-take-center-stage-at-sxsw/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/03/0307_SXSW-b-1804rm2.jpgHochberg awarded $1.5 million to study effects of entrepreneurship educationhttp://news.rice.edu/2016/01/06/hochberg-awarded-1-5-million-to-study-effects-of-entrepreneurship-education/
http://news.rice.edu/2016/01/06/hochberg-awarded-1-5-million-to-study-effects-of-entrepreneurship-education/#commentsWed, 06 Jan 2016 17:43:17 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=85241Yael Hochberg, a leading researcher at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, has received a $1.5 million grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to study the effects of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial success.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2016/01/06/hochberg-awarded-1-5-million-to-study-effects-of-entrepreneurship-education/feed/2http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/01/0111_HOCHBERG-b-21i06gx.jpgRice researcher awarded $1.5M from Kauffman Foundation to study effects of entrepreneurship educationhttp://news.rice.edu/2016/01/06/rice-researcher-awarded-1-5m-from-kauffman-foundation-to-study-effects-of-entrepreneurship-education/
http://news.rice.edu/2016/01/06/rice-researcher-awarded-1-5m-from-kauffman-foundation-to-study-effects-of-entrepreneurship-education/#respondWed, 06 Jan 2016 14:57:04 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=85214HOUSTON – (Jan. 6, 2016) – A leading researcher at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business has received a $1.5 million grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to study the effects of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial success. The five-year project will work with leading startup support organizations in the United States to track the outcomes of a group of startups receiving a free, concentrated entrepreneurship curriculum.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2016/01/06/rice-researcher-awarded-1-5m-from-kauffman-foundation-to-study-effects-of-entrepreneurship-education/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/01/0111_HOCHBERG-b-21i06gx.jpgApplications open for Rice Business Plan Competitionhttp://news.rice.edu/2015/12/02/applications-open-for-rice-business-plan-competition-2/
http://news.rice.edu/2015/12/02/applications-open-for-rice-business-plan-competition-2/#respondWed, 02 Dec 2015 07:24:42 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=83275Applications opened Dec. 2 for the 16th annual Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business April 14-16. Forty-two teams from the world’s top universities will be selected from the applicants to vie for more than $1.5 million in prizes in the RBPC, which in November was named the No. 1 business plan competition for offering “serious cash” by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2015/12/02/applications-open-for-rice-business-plan-competition-2/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2015/11/1109_BIZ-b1.jpgApplications open for Rice Business Plan Competitionhttp://news.rice.edu/2015/12/02/applications-open-for-rice-business-plan-competition/
http://news.rice.edu/2015/12/02/applications-open-for-rice-business-plan-competition/#respondWed, 02 Dec 2015 07:01:38 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=83260HOUSTON – (Dec. 2, 2015) – Applications opened today for the 16th annual Rice Business Plan Competition at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business April 14-16. Graduate students with a business plan for a new startup company are encouraged to apply to compete.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2015/12/02/applications-open-for-rice-business-plan-competition/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2015/11/1109_BIZ-b.jpgRice’s graduate entrepreneurship program again ranked among top 10 in UShttp://news.rice.edu/2015/11/11/rices-graduate-entrepreneurship-program-again-ranked-among-top-10-in-us-2/
http://news.rice.edu/2015/11/11/rices-graduate-entrepreneurship-program-again-ranked-among-top-10-in-us-2/#respondWed, 11 Nov 2015 22:02:28 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=83465Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business has the No. 6 graduate entrepreneurship program in the U.S., according to rankings announced Nov. 10 by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine. This marks the seventh year in a row the Jones School has been ranked as a top 10 graduate program in entrepreneurship.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2015/11/11/rices-graduate-entrepreneurship-program-again-ranked-among-top-10-in-us-2/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2015/11/1116_PRINCETON-b1.jpgJones SchoolRice’s graduate entrepreneurship program again ranked among top 10 in UShttp://news.rice.edu/2015/11/10/rices-graduate-entrepreneurship-program-again-ranked-among-top-10-in-us/
http://news.rice.edu/2015/11/10/rices-graduate-entrepreneurship-program-again-ranked-among-top-10-in-us/#respondTue, 10 Nov 2015 17:26:21 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=83431HOUSTON – (Nov. 10, 2015) – Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business has the No. 6 graduate entrepreneurship program in the U.S., according to rankings announced today by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine. This marks the seventh year in a row the Jones School has been ranked as a top 10 graduate program in entrepreneurship.